April 22, 2022- 8:34 p.m.
Tennessee – Seven pounds of heroin, two pounds of suspected fentanyl and about eight pounds of methamphetamine worth $250,000 were seized after multiple search warrants were served.
“During the investigation, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Thomas Burnett identified Benjamin Tucker and Austin Welker as large scale distributors of heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine,” said Narcotics Sgt. Tony Hall.
As part of an ongoing investigation, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit conducted search warrants at multiple locations in Nashville.
The assistance of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, FBI and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
